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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-IN link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Congratulations to the new Vie Chairs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Pavanaja<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> UA-discuss <ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Seda Akbulut via UA-discuss<br><b>Sent:</b> 24 April 2023 13:31<br><b>To:</b> ua-discuss@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [UA-discuss] 2023 UASG Vice Chair Election Results<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>On behalf of the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG), we are pleased to announce the results of the 2023 UASG vice-chair election. As the </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://uasg.tech/uasg-charter/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>UASG charter</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'> indicates, the UASG will be <i>“overseen by one Chair and two to three Vice-Chairs who will be appointed to two-year terms.”</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Interested candidates for the Vice-Chair positions were asked to submit self-nominations and Statements of Interest (SOI) by 31 March 2023 through the </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ua-discuss/2023-February/004181.html"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>announcement</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>. The UASG received five nominations for Vice-Chair. Based on the nominations and the following elections, following are the election results.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>UASG Vice-Chairs for 2023-2025 (two years) <o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>A total of 237 UASG members cast their vote. Based on these votes, the following have been elected:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Haixin Duan</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Nabil Benamar</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Nitin Walia</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>The SOIs of these elected members are attached. We congratulate the new UASG Leadership team.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>UASG Election Coordination Team<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>